At the MA Chidambaram Stadium of Chennai, Afghanistan delivered the final blow to Pakistan in CWC 2023. The Afghans outclassed their counterparts in all sectors of cricket.
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A Historic Win for Afghanistan
Starting off, Pakistan headed to bat first after winning the toss. Babar Azam & Abdullah’s respective innings of 74 and 58 catapulted Pakistan to a team total of 282 runs. Aside from them, Shadab and Iftikhar scored identical 40s to finish off in a decent posture. Noor Ahmed dismissed the top and middle-order batters while Naveen-ul-Haq took out Shadab and Iftikhar, denying Pakistan from reaching the 300 mark.
With a challenging target of 283 runs ahead, Gurbaz (65) and Ibrahim (87) yielded a partnership of 130 runs. Pakistani bowlers appeared helpless, unable to break the partnership. Endless boundaries from the duo exhausted the Pakistani bowlers. Even after their departure from the pitch, Rahmat (77) and Hashmat (48) led the Afghans to victory.
𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐢! 🙌
Congratulations to AfghanAtalan and the whole Afghan Nation for this marvelous victory over @TheRealPCB on the biggest stage of the world. 🤩👏#AfghanAtalan | #CWC23 | #AFGvPAK | #WarzaMaidanGata pic.twitter.com/nAP5VvTnSY
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) October 23, 2023
This is the 8th ODI encounter between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Previously, Pakistan won every single ODI. However, the Afghans have managed to break the streak and make it 7-1 in a spectacular show of batting excellence. With their second win of the CWC 2023, Afghanistan now occupies 6th place on the point table directly below Pakistan. On the other hand, Pakistan is left with almost no hope of recovery.
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After his tremendous innings of 87 runs, Ibrahim Zardan received the Player of the Match title. Ibrahim paved the road to victory for Afghanistan tonight. Pakistan will meet South Africa on October 27th, and the Afghans will face Sri Lanka on October 30th. Once again, Afghanistan has demonstrated its ability to outperform any competitor. The Afghans are not to be underestimated by any means.
